2020-12-16 Merit Appeals Board Agenda

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Hawaii County Dept. of Human Resources 12/09/2020 08:26:18 AM Mitchell D. Roth Luahiwa Namahoe Mayor Chair William Chillingworth Vice-Chair County of Hawai‘i Merit Appeals Board Aupuni Center  101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8361  Fax (808) 961-8617 Agenda December 16, 2020 (Wednesday) 10:00 a.m. Hilo Council Chambers Hawaiʻi County Building 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 Hilo, HI 96720 As part of the response to the threat of COVID-19, Governor David Ige issued a Sixteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency dated November 23, 2020, suspending Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 92, Public Agency Meetings and Records, to the extent necessary to enable boards as defined in Section 92-2, to conduct meetings without any board members or members of the public physically present in the same location. This meeting will be held through a combination of some board members being physically present at the meeting location and some members participating by interactive video conference through ZOOM. Only persons that are present for the particular item on the agenda will be allowed in the meeting room. Each person will be required to wear a face mask and maintain six feet physical distance from any other person as required by law. The public may view the meeting live via Zoom. To sign up for access to the meeting via Zoom, please contact Glynis Yamada at Glynis.Yamada@hawaiicounty.gov or 808-961-8361 no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Anyone wishing to testify orally via Zoom must sign up by 12 noon, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 by contacting Glynis Yamada. The Board has taken these public health safety precautions in order to minimize physical contact and maximize physical distancing. Submitting Written Testimony: The Board encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Board Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) email to Glynis.Yamada@hawaiicounty.gov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8617, or (3) mail to the Merit Appeals Board at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720-4224. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be part of the permanent record. Bella Hughes, Mel Ventura, Members Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.